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Light-Welterweight (≤63.5 kilograms), Men

Date25 August – 5 September 1960
StatusOlympic
LocationPalazzo dello Sport, Roma
Participants34 from 34 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

The final came down to Bohumil Nemeček of Czechoslovakia against Ghana’s Ike Quartey, with Nemeček winning a unanimous decision. Nemeček had a long amateur career, winning gold as a welterweight at the 1967 European Championships, after winning a bronze in that class in 1963. Quartey later won the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games gold medal. His half-brother, also named Ike Quartey, later fought at the 1988 Olympics – their father had 27 children by five wives – and won the WBA welterweight title in 1994.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Bohumil NěmečekTCHGold
2Ike QuarteyGHASilver
=3Quincey DanielsUSABronze
=3Marian KasprzykPOLBronze
=5Sayed El-NahasUAR
=5Piero BrandiITA
=5Vladimir EngibaryanURS
=5Kim Deuk-BongKOR
=9Jaggie van StadenRHO
=9Bobby KelseyGBR
=9Bernie MeliIRL
=9Luis ArandaARG
=9Willie LudickRSA
=9György PálHUN
=9Khalid Al-KarkhiIRQ
=9Miguel AmaristaVEN
=17Gerald FreemanAUS
=17Mohamed RizgallaSUD
=17Aleksandar MitsevBUL
=17Vazik GhazarianIRI
=17Dimitrios MichailGRE
=17Rupert KönigAUT
=17Rogelio ReyesMEX
=17Katsuji WatanabeJPN
=17Martti LehteväFIN
=17Werner BusseGER
=17Azouz BechirTUN
=17Carmelo GarcíaESP
=17Grace SseruwagiUGA
=17Mohamed BoubekeurMAR
=17Jorge SacomanBRA
=17Raoul SarrazinCAN
=33François SowaLUX
=33Sawong MongkolritTHA

Round One

Date25 August 1960
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the second round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 AugGerald FreemanAUS
Match #225 AugJaggie van StadenRHO
Match #325 AugSayed El-NahasUAR
Match #425 AugMohamed RizgallaSUD
Match #525 AugAleksandar MitsevBUL
Match #625 AugQuincey DanielsUSA
Match #725 AugVazik GhazarianIRI
Match #825 AugBobby KelseyGBR
Match #925 AugBernie MeliIRL
Match #1025 AugDimitrios MichailGRE
Match #1125 AugBohumil NěmečekTCH
Match #1225 AugRupert KönigAUT
Match #1325 AugLuis ArandaARG
Match #1425 AugRogelio ReyesMEX
Match #1525 AugPiero BrandiITA
Match #1625 AugKatsuji WatanabeJPN
Match #1725 AugWillie LudickRSA
Match #1825 AugMartti LehteväFIN
Match #1925 AugVladimir EngibaryanURS
Match #2025 AugWerner BusseGER
Match #2125 AugAzouz BechirTUN
Match #2225 AugGyörgy PálHUN
Match #2325 AugMarian KasprzykPOL
Match #2425 AugCarmelo GarcíaESP
Match #2525 AugKhalid Al-KarkhiIRQ
Match #2625 AugGrace SseruwagiUGA
Match #2725 AugIke QuarteyGHA
Match #2825 AugMohamed BoubekeurMAR
Match #2925 AugMiguel AmaristaVEN
Match #3025 AugJorge SacomanBRA
Match #3125 AugRaoul SarrazinCANKnock-outFrançois SowaLUX
Match #3225 AugKim Deuk-BongKORKnock-outSawong MongkolritTHA

Round Two

Date29 August 1960
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the third round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #129 AugJaggie van StadenRHODecisionGerald FreemanAUS
Match #229 AugSayed El-NahasUARReferee stops contestMohamed RizgallaSUD
Match #329 AugQuincey DanielsUSADecisionAleksandar MitsevBUL
Match #429 AugBobby KelseyGBRDecisionVazik GhazarianIRI
Match #529 AugBernie MeliIRLDecisionDimitrios MichailGRE
Match #629 AugBohumil NěmečekTCHDecisionRupert KönigAUT
Match #729 AugLuis ArandaARGDecisionRogelio ReyesMEX
Match #829 AugPiero BrandiITADecisionKatsuji WatanabeJPN
Match #929 AugWillie LudickRSADecisionMartti LehteväFIN
Match #1029 AugVladimir EngibaryanURSReferee stops contestWerner BusseGER
Match #1129 AugGyörgy PálHUNReferee stops contestAzouz BechirTUN
Match #1229 AugMarian KasprzykPOLKnock-outCarmelo GarcíaESP
Match #1329 AugKhalid Al-KarkhiIRQDecisionGrace SseruwagiUGA
Match #1429 AugIke QuarteyGHADecisionMohamed BoubekeurMAR
Match #1529 AugMiguel AmaristaVENDecisionJorge SacomanBRA
Match #1629 AugKim Deuk-BongKORDisqualifiedRaoul SarrazinCAN

Round Three

Date1 September 1960
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #101 SepSayed El-NahasUARKnock-outJaggie van StadenRHO
Match #201 SepQuincey DanielsUSADecisionBobby KelseyGBR
Match #301 SepBohumil NěmečekTCHDecisionBernie MeliIRL
Match #401 SepPiero BrandiITADecisionLuis ArandaARG
Match #501 SepVladimir EngibaryanURSDecisionWillie LudickRSA
Match #601 SepMarian KasprzykPOLDecisionGyörgy PálHUN
Match #701 SepIke QuarteyGHADecisionKhalid Al-KarkhiIRQ
Match #801 SepKim Deuk-BongKORReferee stops contestMiguel AmaristaVEN

Quarter-Finals

Date2 September 1960
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #102 SepQuincey DanielsUSADecisionSayed El-NahasUAR
Match #202 SepBohumil NěmečekTCHDecisionPiero BrandiITA
Match #302 SepMarian KasprzykPOLDecisionVladimir EngibaryanURS
Match #402 SepIke QuarteyGHADecisionKim Deuk-BongKOR

Semi-Finals

Date3 September 1960 — 15:00
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #103 SepBohumil NěmečekTCHDecisionQuincey DanielsUSA
Match #203 SepIke QuarteyGHAWalkoverMarian KasprzykPOL

Final Round

Date5 September 1960 — 21:00
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/205 Sep 21:00Bohumil NěmečekTCHDecisionIke QuarteyGHA